hi all At 08:22 1999/07/20 -0500, darwin wrote, in part: >In the final analysis, those that object can do nothing >about it but complain, and that just adds to the problem. hey hey hey! there are lots of options other than just complaining examining one's own reasons for complaining or for wanting to complain can be beneficial we cannot change the behaviour of others period foe-git aboud it! we can, however, and believe it or not, change the way we look at the behaviour of others we don't have to see it as annoying we don't have to see it as personally threatening we don't have to see it as a pox on the world as we know it and then darwin wrote that harold wrote, in part: >>Those who desire humor can do so through private channels... no i can't! a lot of the humour that i've seen here is generated by the group-dynamic and -feedback and -enjoyment trying to do this privately is an oxy-moron the pig humour has a special meaning for all of us since the theme started with porky porkinson and pennies for parkinson's i wonder if 'laughing at pd' is a red flag to some? i wonder if the murk of cd is clouding up some perceptions? i wonder if i'll ever stop wondering at our perceive-abilities? the first thing i lost due to cd was my joy in life the first thing i regained after beating cd was my joy in life nuthin to do with pd atall [well, not much] janet janet paterson 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset snail-mail: PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada website: a new voice <http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/> e-mail: <[log in to unmask]>